Novelty headwear



July 10, 1923. 11,461,189

P. M. HENNEGAN NOVELTY HEADWEAR Filed June28. 1921 NI/ENTOR Patented duly 1Q, 1923.

, PAUL MI. HENNEGAJQL 0ft CINGXNJFTA'EI. OHIO.

Novntrv To aZZ whom aconcern:

Be it known thatl. PAUL M. I'IENNEGAN. a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of @hio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Novelty l-leadwear, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to produce a Knock down hat, cap, or head-wear of a similar character, from one sheet or blank of paper and formed of a very few parts; which can be made plain or ornamental.

This head-wear, can be used in parades, at picnics, holiday gatherings dances and the like; it can also be used by waiters, bakers, cooks chefs and for other industrial. uses.

This head-wear is both useful and ornamental and can be made of any color and ornamented to a high degree and be made of various shapes or contours for ordinary or special occasions, and it can be used over many times.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification:

Fig. 1. is a plan view of the blank out of which the head-wear is made.

Fig. 2, is an inverted view of the same. distended and ready for use,

Fin, 3, is a view in elevation of the same, and l i Fig. 4 is an inverted bottom view of the samein knock down form.

The blank for making the hat is formed of two side flaps 1 and 2, and a central body part 3; the body part 3 being united to the flaps 1 and 2 at crease lines 1 and 5; these creaselines are limited in their extent as shown at X-X Fig. 2; these crease lines 1 and 5 being the only point of connection between said body part 3 and said flaps 1 and 2, otherwise they are spaced apart as shown; in this space part I cut and form the ornamental parts 12 which are on the inner side edges of said flaps 1 and 2. In the present instance the flaps 1 and 2 are rectangular in form and carryat their opposite ends connecting flaps 7 and 8 which at the points 9 and 10 are creased so that they can be turned over and sewed to said flaps to form the ends of the hat or head-wear. The body part or flap 3 is oval in form except that it is sharpened at the ends; said body part being creased in its middle by the crease line 6.

In manufacture the hat is cut out of one piece of paper to form a blank as shown in 1 in order to assemble the hat the two side flaps 1 and 2 are moved and forced to assume a vertical form. bending on the crease lines 41 and 5; they are then pushed together the body part 3 folding on the crease line 6 so that one-half thereof will hue the flap 1 on the inside and the other half of said body part will hug the flap 2 on the inner side thereof; locking); flap 7 is then bent over onto the outer face of the flap 2 and locking; flap 8 is bent over onto the outer side of the flap 1; at the edges of said flaps and then sewed together by stitches they can however be fastened by clips. The hat has now assumed the form and shape shown in Fig. 3, the ornamental part 12 being disposed at the top; this ornamentation can be of any form and contour; the folding of the body part 3 is permissible on account of the spacing between the flaps 1 and 2 at their ornamental ends; said cen tral part or body 3 only beinc; connected at the points a and 5 where a short crease extends between the points X-X as before stated.

To distcnd or open the hat ready for use. the user takes hold of the flaps 1 and 2 and pulls them apart in opposite directions and durinp; this operation the body part 3 is unfolded and as the flaps 1 and 2 are pulled apart. said body part 3 unfolds to such 6X- tent that it makes the top or canopy of said hat.

When the hat is folded in knock down form it appears as shown in Figs. 8 and 1 and when open ready for use it appears as in Fig". 2.

The hat can be made of several pieces. if desired, instead of out of one piece.

The dotted lines in Fig. 4 show the parts iIS they appear when extended to form the net.

- This head-wear can be made of paper of various kinds, linen, stiff rubber or any material which will stand up to an extent wvhen formed into a hat.

I do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction herein shown and may alter and modify the same; nor do I wish to limit myself to the uses to which said head-wear may be applied.

What I claim as new and my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A hat of the character described including a central crown portion of substantially oval shape and having pointed ends, said crown portion being folded longitudinally and the fold line extending from one pointed end to the other, side flaps of substantially rectangular shape arranged on opposite sides of the crown portion, said side flaps being connected to the crown portion at the central portions of said side flaps only, and securing flaps arranged at the ends of the side flaps and connecting the ends of the side flaps together, the upper edges of the side flaps being of irregular shape to provide ornamentation the front and rear portions of the upper edges of the side flaps being free from the crown portion in order to perniit the crown portion to be folded.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature at Cincinnati, Ohio, this 31st day of May, 1921.

PAUL M. HENNEGAN. 

